Mari Yoshihara je vedkyňa, ktorej práca sa zaoberá priesežníkmi kultúry a identity. Jej akademická cesta z Tokia na Brown University formovala jedinečnú perspektívu na to, ako sú spoločnosti budované a chápané. Skúma nuansy kultúrnej výmeny a formovanie ja v rôznorodých prostrediach. Yoshiharine postrehy ponúkajú hlboké pochopenie síl, ktoré formujú naše kolektívne a individuálne skúsenosti.
Musicians of Asian descent enjoy unprecedented prominence in concert halls, conservatories and classical music performance competitions. This book looks into the reasons for this phenomenon. It shows how a confluence of culture, politics and commerce after the war made classical music a staple in middle- class households.
Through personal letters from little known Japanese individuals that had never been studied before, Dearest Lenny interweaves an intimate story of love and relationships with a history of Leonard Bernstein's transformation from an American icon to the world maestro during the second half of the twentieth century.